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Vague Patch Notes: Default MMORPG genre features change over time, and that’s OK (massivelyop.com)

I am mostly posting this article because MMORPGs are one of my favorite genres, despite my lack of time to play them these days. But overall I have been pretty disappointed with the direction the genre has taken. Moving more towards solo-play, story-heavy, and small-scale theme-park style content.

Inkbound is removing in-game monetization in the next update (steamcommunity.com)

They originally had a battle pass and cash shop, but after backlash they’re moving away from that model and will have all cosmetics earned by playing the game. Exciting news!

Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode Roadmap & FAQ (store.steampowered.com)

How the Assassin's Creed Mirage logo and its celebration of Arabic calligraphy came to life (www.gamesradar.com)

On the Radar | The making of the Assassin's Creed Mirage logo and its hidden meaning

Portal 2 VR mod gets an early release (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Still one of the best puzzle games ever made, Valve’s Portal 2 now has a community-made VR mod available in the early stages that’s already quite impressive. The mod works, although it’s certainly a little rough around the edges with various bits not quite hooked up yet. Even so, it’s impressive what modders are able to...

FFXIV - Tales under the new moon short story #4 (A Legacy Of Hope) is now available (na.finalfantasyxiv.com)

Pokemon and the Van Gogh Museum have announced collaboration (www.gamescensor.com)

Lies of P Reviews | OpenCritic (opencritic.com)

Starfield "can't shoot" bug can be fixed by using the character creator (www.eurogamer.net)

Overwatch 2 banned 250,000 cheaters since game's launch (www.gamescensor.com)

Dragon's Dogma 2 joins the Capcom lineup at TGS2023! (twitter.com)

Tune in to the TGS 2023 Capcom Online Program on 9/21, 7am PT as Director Hideaki Itsuno shares new gameplay and info.

End of the road: The Xbox 360 game marketplace will shut down in 2024 (arstechnica.com)

Everyone's favorite shaft-like Wiglett is getting the plush treatment (www.destructoid.com)

Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2 (www.dsogaming.com)

Steam Visual Novel Fest :: August 7 - 14 (store.steampowered.com)

Next Battlefield Is A "Reimagination" Of The Series (www.gamespot.com)

Roblox Is Fighting to Keep Pedophiles Away and Not Always Winning (www.bloomberg.com)

WW2 Shooter Enlisted re-launches for free, for real this time, and is met with positive reviews. (store.steampowered.com)

After years of open beta development the game had a controversial Steam release in March as a pay-to-access game that was otherwise free with their own launcher, now has relaunched as completely free....

Embracer Group is Killing Your Favorite Video Games (yt.artemislena.eu)

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Ubisoft’s apology for stolen imagery in Assassin’s Creed Shadows followed by further call for revision of Collector’s Edition artbook (automaton-media.com)

The page for Assetto Corsa EVO is now live on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

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Old School RuneScape player says 'see ya at a million!' after pickpocketing 500,000 NPCs in a doomed quest for treasure under multiple self-imposed restrictions (www.pcgamer.com)

Eat_my_yarmulke is on a quest to complete the easy treasure trail collection log (OSRS lets players track the drops they get from the game’s various activities via logs, which turn green when completed), but they’re also operating under multiple self-imposed restrictions. For one thing, they’re playing on Ironman Mode,...

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